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China urges airlines to cancel, delay plane orders (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 04:03 AM CST AP - China is urging its troubled state-owned airlines to cancel or defer new aircraft purchases amid the global economic turmoil — a move that could hurt American and European aircraft makers.

China's exports fall for first time in 7 years (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 04:01 AM CST AP - China's exports fell in November for the first time in seven years as global demand weakened, data showed Wednesday, adding to pressure on Beijing to reverse a worsening economic slump.

China names and shames fake drug websites (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 03:39 AM CST Reuters - China, beset by food and drug safety scandals, has blacklisted dozens of websites for making false claims about traditional Chinese medicine, state media said on Wednesday.

China shares rise amid regional gains (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 03:30 AM CST AP - Chinese stocks rose Wednesday amid regional gains, led by banks after regulators announced they will be allowed to finance mergers and acquisitions.

Media taboos linger in China, but journalists push envelope (AFP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 02:23 AM CST AFP - On the eve of reform, China's regimented media relied on daily slogans, but 30 years on journalists are pushing the envelope, helped by the Internet and other new technologies, even if taboos remain.

China finalizing plan to compensate milk victims (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:32 AM CST AP - Some Chinese dairy companies will likely have to pay for a compensation plan being prepared by the government for families of hundreds of thousands of children sickened by tainted milk powder, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.

China grapples with new social safety net (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 10:36 PM CST Reuters - When China marks the 30th anniversary of its economic reforms this month, it will pass another milestone -- the Communist Party will have spent as many years trying to unwind a Marxist economy as it did imposing it.

China wholesale inflation falls to 2 percent (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 10:01 PM CST AP - China's wholesale inflation fell sharply in November as prices of oil and other raw materials eased, giving Beijing more room to spend heavily to boost slowing economic growth, according to data reported Wednesday.

Foreign direct investment in China up 26.3 percent (AFP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 09:21 PM CST AFP - Foreign direct investment in China rose 26.3 percent in the first eleven months of the year compared with the same period last year, the government said Wednesday.

Australian central bank says China slowing quickly (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 09:20 PM CST AP - The Chinese economy has slowed more quickly than expected during the global economic crisis and its growth rate may already have fallen below 8 percent, Australia's central bank chief said.

PR governor seeks help for islanders held in China (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 03:25 PM CST AP - A U.S. congressman and Puerto Rico's governor said Tuesday they have asked the State Department to investigate the treatment of four island businessmen who were detained in China and accused of using counterfeit money.

China detains prominent dissident ahead of Human Rights Day: wife (AFP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 10:42 AM CST AFP - Chinese authorities have detained prominent human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, his wife told AFP on Tuesday, the latest dissident to be arrested ahead of Human Rights Day.

France says Dalai Lama talks not meant to offend China (AFP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 10:39 AM CST AFP - France's foreign minister insisted Tuesday that President Nicolas Sarkozy did not intend to offend China by meeting the Dalai Lama at the weekend, despite angry protests from Beijing.

300 Chinese activists sign public call for rights (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 10:39 AM CST AP - Hundreds of Chinese activists issued an unusually open call Tuesday for greater freedoms and an end to China's one-party rule, and advocates said police detained two of the signatories before the statement was even issued.

China: France should work to repair strained ties (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 07:42 AM CST AP - China urged France on Tuesday to "take responsibility and concrete measures" to repair strained ties stemming from a weekend meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama.

China considering humanitarian aid for Zimbabwe (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 05:37 AM CST AP - China said Tuesday it was considering sending food and other aid to Zimbabwe, but would not seek to mediate in the political chaos that has plunged the African country into a worsening humanitarian crisis.

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